1874

MOORE'S ALMANAC - GULGONG

• County Registrars — Lester S Donaldson C.P.S. 
• Coroner  —  Thos A Browne P. M.
• Banks—New South Wales, A. J. Stock, Oriental, Government Savings Bank

Source: Moore's Almanac, 1874

COUNTER PETITION RE MUNICIPALITY

In 1874, a petition against making Gulgong a Municipality was circulated. The original petition for Municipality was created in 1873. Together, these lists provide a good oversight of who lived in and around Gulgong in those years.

Among the signers were:

• 7 women;
• 6 storekeepers;
• 4 butchers;
• 7 hotel keepers;
• 15 farmers;
• and one each of: machine proprietor, carpenter, builder, carter, blacksmith, watchmaker.

The bulk of the 340 people who signed were miners (112) or those who listed themselves as householders, landholders, freeholders or residents without listing a profession (181).

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The Petitioners state they are residents within the boundaries of the proposed Municipality of Gulgong, and, if incorporated, would be liable to Municipal taxation.

That the area sought to be incorporated is nearly 9 square miles, and is too extensive to be worked with advantage.

That there are no roads to be kept in repair, except in the town of Gulgong—to the incorporation of which, by itself, they have no objection.

That the inhabitants of the country adjacent to Gulgong have no common interest with the town.

That of the 275 persons who have signed for incorporation, 169 inhabit the town, 59 reside in Rouse's, Lowe's, and Stott's paddocks (private property being mined for gold), the owners of which would be, but the residents would not be liable to be assessed; and of the remaining 47 persons, who belong to the mining community and are migratory in their habits, there is not one who has been a permanent resident in the district.

That the legitimate settlers, &c., outside the town have not signed the petition for incorporation.

And the Petitioners pray that your Excellency will take this their petition into your consideration, and having regard to the fact that the residents of the district around the town of Gulgong are not favourable to the incorporation of the proposed Municipality, at any rate jointly with the town (evidenced by the fact of the said petition not containing the signature of one single legitimate settler, landowner, or occupier), will decline to proclaim the Municipality; or that your Excellency will reduce the area so that the same may be confined to the town of Gulgong; or that your Excellency will grant such further or other relief in the premises as to your Excellency may seem meet."

And your Petitioners will ever pray, &c.

R.R. Geo. Rouse, freeholder
R.R. Edwin J. Rouse, freeholder

I, Richard Rouse, do solemnly declare that all the signatures affixed to the above petition, initialled R.R. on sheet No 1 are the genuine signatures of the (2) two persons whose signatures they purport to be, and that such persons are persons liable to assessment for Municipal taxes in respect of property, or household residence, within the boundaries of the proposed Borough or Municipal District set forth in this petition.

R. ROUSE.
Declared and subscribed at Sydney, this 30th day of December, 1873, J. V. Barnard, J.P.
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• William Ward, miner, Caledonian Crown Lands
• John Connell, miner, Caledonian Crown Lands
• Edmund Cooper, householder, Caledonian
• Henry Hill, householder, Caledonian
• Archibald Ferris, householder, Caledonian (x his mark)
• Frederick Taylor, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian (x his mark)
• James Brain, householder, Caledonian
• Michael Morgan, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian (x his mark)
• John Hogan, householder, Caledonia
• John Slattery, miner, on Crown Lands, Caledonian
• Philip O'Neil, miner, on Crown Lands, Caledonian
• John West, miner, on Crown Lands
• William Osborn, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian (x his mark)
• Peter Flanagan, miner, Gulgong
• Martin Gibbens, miner, Caledonian Crown Lands
• James Cullen, miner, Caledonian Crown Lands
• Charles Vincent, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• Charles Webster, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• Henry Williams, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• Edward Johnson, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• George Morris, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian (x his mark)
• Peter Forrester, miner, householder, Caledonian
• William Beatty, miner, householder, Caledonian
• William Over, householder, Caledonian
• Patrick Murray, householder, Caledonia Lead
• Jam. Jeffrey, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonia
• James Shaw, householder, Star of the West (x his mark)
• James Robb, miner, Star of the West
• Jacob Gustasson, miner, Gulgong
• John Glass, miner, Red Hill C. (x his mark)
• Wm. Thompson, householder, Gulgong
• Wm. Blatchford, householder, Star of the West
• Theodore Bitterid, householder, Caledonian
• Samuel Pollard, householder, Caledonian
• Robert Kerr, householder, Caledonian
• William Costello, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• John Pollard, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• J. D. Murray, miner, Crown Lands, Caledonian
• William Weekes, householder, Gulgong
• John Hurst, householder, miner, Crown Lands, C. A .L.
• John Morrison, householder, Moonlight Lead
• Patrick Finn, resident (x his mark)
• Henry Masiter, miner, Canadian
• Francis Milton, miner, Canadian
• Ambrose H. Kellett, storekeeper, Canadian
• John Wm. Dowman, storekeeper, Canadian
• George McKay, miner, Gulgong
• William Mansfield, householder, Canadian
• William Leach, householder, Canadian
• James Howison, miner, householder, Canadian
• James W. Moor, miner, Canadian (x his mark)
• Thos. Dennis, Nil Desperandum, householder
• Mrs Kennedy, Canadian, householder
• James Corbett, householder, Canadian
• Bridget Murray, householder, Canadian
• William Wall, householder, Canadian
• Patrick Halloran, hotelkeeper, Canadian
• William Robinson, resident, Canadian
• James Crockett, householder, Canadian
• William Sims, storekeeper, Canadian
• Mary Ann Harvey, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• Thomas Lincoln, householder, Canadian
• C. R. Beck, resident, Canadian
• John Smith, householder, Coming Event
• Elijah Lyons, landowner, Canadian Road, near Gulgong
• John Lyons, landowner, Canadian Road
• Richard Scudds, householder, Home Rule Road (x his mark)
• John Cassidy, landowner, Gulgong
• Arthur McCauley, resident, Gulgong Road
• John McCauley, resident, Gulgong Road
• Thomas Lethren, farmer, Gulgong Road
• Patrick Dunn, farmer, Combardey Flat, G. Road
• Patrick Clifford, miner, Gulgong
• Michael Dunn, miner, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Michael Moroney, miner, Gulgong
• John O'Hara, miner, Gulgong
• William Raptery, landowner, Gulgong Road
• James Percy, miner, Canadian
• Charles Bullock, householder and miner, Gulgong
• Thomas Butler, householder, Gulgong Reef
• John Dillon, householder, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Nicholas Flood, householder, Gulgong
• George Bradshaw, householder, Gulgong
• Harriet Howlett, landowner (x his mark)
• James Moss, landowner
• William Morris, resident (x his mark)
• William Hutchinson, senior, landowner (x his mark)
• William Hutchinson, junior, landowner (x his mark)
• John Walls, landowner, Springfield
• William Greene, landowner, Springfield
• George Rowe, landowner, Springfield
• John King, resident, Springfield (x his mark)
• Cuthbert Lamrock, landowner, Springfield
• Thomas Dickie, resident, Springfield
• Arthur C. Garling, freehold, Springfield
• John Moss, farmer, Springfield
• Robert Lamrock, farmer, Springfield
• James Lamrock, farmer, Springfield
• John Smith, farmer, Three-mile
• Thomas Isbister, farmer, Three-mile
• Thomas Flett, resident, Three-mile
• James Eagan, farmer, Canadian (x his mark)
• James McMahon, miner, Canadian
• Martin Costello, miner, Canadian
• Michael Eagan, farmer, Canadian (x his mark)
• James Eagan, miner, Canadian (x his mark)
• Patrick Boyle, farmer, Canadian
• Joseph Williams, farmer, Canadian (x his mark)
• Patrick Flood, hotelkeeper, Canadian
• Thomas Rogerson, butcher, Canadian
• John Flood, carter, Canadian (x his mark)
• W. G. Miall, miner, Canadian
• T. Moor, butcher, Canadian
• John Ragen, miner, Canadian
• Eliza Greening, hotelkeeper, Canadian
• William Smith, innkeeper, Canadian
• Joseph Deitz, hotelkeeper, Canadian
• R. A. Gillies, miner, Canadian
• Thos. Lockett, householder, Canadian
• Hans Dorum, miner, Canadian
• H. B. Smyth, blacksmith, Canadian
• M. C. Delisle, householder, Red Hill
• William Jex, householder, Red Hill (x his mark)
• John Bone, householder, Red Hill
• James McGregor, miner, householder, Red Hill
• John Henry, householder, Queen-street
• William Hallam, householder, Queen-street
• Donald McKay, miner, C. Land, Ford's (x his mark)
• John O'Neill, householder, Adams' Lead
• Robt. Sincoe, miner, Crown Lands
• John Hawkins, householder, Gulgong
• E. Aldridge, freeholder, Gulgong (x his mark)
• J. A. Courtis, householder, Gulgong
• Robert Ayres, householder, Church-street
• Daniel Montrie, watchmaker, Gulgong
• James Young, householder, Gulgong
• James Ryan, hotelkeeper, Herbert-street
• James Collins, householder, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Robert Stewart, householder, Belmore-street
• Susanna Mullins, householder, Herbert-street
• John Bowsher, householder, Herbert-street (x his mark)
• Jesse Bowsher, miner, C. Lands, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Edmund Bunker, miner and householder, Herbert-street
• Henry Pickering, builder, Belmore-street
• John C. Morris, householder, Gulgong
• John Tompkins, householder, Red Hill
• Mrs. Trevillion, householder, Medley-street (x his mark)
• John Marshall, householder, Appleyard
• Samuel Murray, householder, Adams' Lead (x his mark)
• Victor Crulai, miner, Crown Lands, Adams
• Antoine Bruure, miner, Crown Lands, Adams
• Stephen Miller, miner, Crown Lands, Adams (x his mark)
• John Rigg, householder, Adams' Lead
• Martin Derwin, householder
• T. Curran, householder, Queen-street
• Thomas Grono, householder, Red Hill
• James Morrisey, householder, Red Hill (x his mark)
• John Faw, householder, Red Hill (x his mark)
• J. Mary Curry, householder, Red Hill
• Thomas Saunders, householder, Red Hill
• Mrs. Mary Ann Young, householder, Red Hill (x his mark)
• Thomas Foran, miner, Gulgong
• Patrick Morrisey, farmer, Canadian Road (x his mark)
• Michael Hickey, farmer, Cumbandery, near Canadian
• Jas. Clark, landowner, Canadian
• Joseph Dubois, householder, Canadian
• Francis O'Connor, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• Laurence North, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• Michael North, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• John Hadsley, householder, Canadian
• John Therlwall, householder, Canadian
• Owen O'Donnell, landowner, Gulgong Boad
• John Holbun, freeholder, Gulgong Boad
• Christopher Robinson, freeholder, Gulgong
• Malachi Donoghue, freeholder, Old Gulgong
• John Eagan, freeholder, Old Gulgong
• Terence Rogers, freeholder, Old Gulgong (x his mark)
• Michael Rogers, freeholder, Old Gulgong
• Joseph Donoghue, freeholder, Old Gulgong (x his mark)
• William Donoghue, miner, Canadian
• Thomas E. Moore, householder, Canadian
• James Gaffney, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• John Moylan, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• James Moylan, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• William Moylan, miner, Canadian Lead
• John O'Brien, householder, Canadian
• Daniel Sullivan, miner, Canadian Crown Lands
• Charles Donoghue, miner, Canadian Crown Lands
• Peter McGonegal, householder, Canadian
• Martin McGrath, householder, Canadian
• Edward Grant, householder, Canadian
• George Stott, freeholder, Canadian
• Jesse Smith, freeholder, Canadian
• Robert Cox, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• Robert Hale Honihall, miner, Crown's, Canadian
• Agnes Thomas, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• John N. Davey, householder, Canadian
• John Kirkup, miner, householder, Crown Lands, Canadian
• Frederick Fergusson, householder, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• William Thew, householder, Canadian
• Charles B. Lowe, J.P., freeholder, Gulgong
• John Williams, freeholder, Old Gulgong (x his mark)
• C. Williardt, freeholder, Old Gulgong Road
• George Elliott, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• John Horseman, householder, Canadian
• William Moodie, householder, Canadian
• John White, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• William Paul, freeholder, Canadian
• George Hayton, householder, Canadian
• William Jeffrey, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• George Leahy, resident, Canadian (x his mark)
• W. B. Ward, storekeeper, Canadian
• James Grant, householder, Canadian
• Michael Cribbs, householder, Canadian
• James Cook, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• Samuel King, resident, Canadian (x his mark)
• David King, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• Charles Gates, householder, Canadian
• David Howell, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian (x his mark)
• James Morgan, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• Michael Herbert, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian (x his mark)
• Michael Hinchey, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian (x his mark)
• Pat. O'Brien, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• John M'Mahon, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian (x his mark)
• James Farrull, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian (x his mark)
• William Martin, householder, Canadian
• William Snow, householder, Canadian
• George Clay, householder, Canadian
• William Elliott, miner, Crown Lands, Canadian
• John Coates, householder, Canadian
• Peter Roseby, householder, Canadian
• Henry Mitchell, householder, Canadian
• Daniel Brodie, householder, Canadian
• John Lucas, householder, Canadian
• Collin Thompson, householder, Canadian
• George Cowen, householder, Canadian
• Alfred Parcell, householder, Canadian
• H. P. Stevens, Miner Crown Lands
• Francis Brown, householder, Canadian (x his mark)
• William Mayes, householder, Nil Desperandum
• John Hook, householder, Nil Desperandum
• Louis Rigal, householder, Nil Desperandum
• James Coleman, householder, Caledonian
• John Tye, householder, Caledonian (x his mark)
• Pete Amagnac, householder, Black Lead
• Robert Kershaw, householder, Black Lead
• Noah Griffiths, householder, Black Lead
• Owen King, householder, Black Lead (x his mark)
• Thomas Williams Eddy, miner, Crown Lands
• William Cousins, householder, Black Lead
• James Merrett, miner, Black Lead
• Phillip Barnes, miner, Gulgong
• John Keough, miner, C. L. Ford's Creek
• John McKeown, storekeeper, Ford's Creek (x his mark)
• John Thrussel, miner, C.L., Three-mile
• Thomas Mobbs, householder, Ford's Creek (x his mark)
• Michael Joyce, miner, Crown Land, Ford's Creek
• N. R. Shepherd, miner, C.L., Ford's Creek
• William Jones, miner, Crown Lands, Ford's Creek (x his mark)
• William Daly, miner, Crown Lands
• Charles Alexander, miner, Crown Lands, Ford's
• Edwin Lewis, miner, Crown Lands, Ford's (x his mark)
• Andrew Roberts, miner, Crown Lands, Ford's (x his mark)
• William Doleman, miner, Crown Lands
• John Dickson, miner, C. L., Ford's (x his mark)
• Charles Frederick Brown, miner, C.L., Ford's (x his mark)
• George French, miner, C.R., Ford's
• Alexander Mellville, miner, C.R., Ford's
• Joseph Warren, miner, C.L., Ford's
• Ralph Tonkin, miner, C.L., Ford's Creek (x his mark)
• Thomas Smith, miner, Crown Lands, Ford's
• Christopher Barrett, minor, OX., Ford's Creek (x his mark)
• Richard Lord, butcher, C.L., Ford's Creek
• Andrew McCrae, miner, C.L., Ford's (x his mark)
• William Proctor, miner, C.L., Ford's
• James Lynch, resident, C.L., Ford's
• Fredk. Bussell, miner, C.L., Ford's
• M. Cummerford miner, C. L., Ford's (x his mark)
• John J. Hutchinson, householder, Moonlight
• Marcus Erling, miner, Crown Lands, Moonlight
• William McKay, householder, Moonlight
• John Carroll, householder, Moonlight
• Michael Hanlon, householder, Moonlight
• Edward Cummings, miner, Moonlight
• Adolph Sorinson, householder, Star of the West
• David Williams, householder, Star of the West
• John Polkinghorn, miner Crown lands, Star of the West
• Peter Phillips, householder, Adams' Lead
• Fred. Baker, householder, Adams' Lead
• Charles Hamilton, householder, Adams' Lead. (x his mark)
• Matthew Horner, landholder, Gulgong
• James Horner, miner, Crown lands, Gulgong
• C. Nelson, householder, Happy Valley
• Alexander Anderson, householder, Happy Valley
• James McDonald, miner, Crown lands, Happy Valley (x his mark)
• William Thomas, householder, Happy Valley
• William McPherson, miner, Happy Valley
• H. Horsfield, miner, Happy Valley
• Thomas Reid, householder, Happy Valley
• Richard Hudson, miner, Happy Valley
• John French, miner, household, Happy Valley
• James Rorberson, householder, Happy Valley (x his mark)
• John Trounce, householder, Happy Valley
• Thomas Trounce, householder, Happy Valley
• William Trounce, householder, Happy Valley
• Samuel Trounce, householder, Happy Valley
• Joseph Trounce, householder, Happy Valley
• John Lee Birrellon, storekeeper, Happy Valley
• Albert Regamey, miner, Happy Valley
• Thomas Allen, householder, Black Lead
• Mrs. Mossbry, householder, Queen-street (x his mark)
• James L. Ross, householder, Queen-street
• G. Bell, householder, Queen-street
• J. Deighton, householder, Medley-street
• Benjamin Maloy householder, Bailey-street (x his mark)
• Timothy Ryan, householder, Bailey-street (x his mark)
• Wm. Simmons, hotel-keeper, Herbert-street
• Thomas Donoghue, landowner, Spring Flat
• Thomas Raaff, householder, Canadian
• James Hollow, landowner, Canadian
• S. A. Blackman, J.P., freeholder, Gulgong
• William Cavanagh, householder, Canadian
• James Glazier, farmer
• John Glazier, farmer
• John Mobbs, machine proprietor, Three Mile
• James Anderson, miner, C. L. Three Mile
• Martin Sullivan, householder, Three Mile (x his mark)
• Joseph Mallainson, butcher, Three Mile
• John Shaw, householder, Three Mile
• Henry Haines, carpenter, householder, Three Mile
• John Arbuckle, householder, Queen-street
• George T. Harvey, householder, Gulgong
• Thomas Kirkpatrick, householder, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Alexander McMillan, householder, Gulgong
• James Holmes, householder, Gulgong
• Samuel Hucker, householder, Gulgong
• John O'Neill, householder, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Henry Heydon, householder, Gulgong (x his mark)
• Chas. P. Young, storekeeper, Gulgong
• R. Rouse, J.P., freeholder, Guntawang

I, John Samuel Stockman, do solemnly declare that all the signatures affixed to the above petition initialed J.S.S., on sheets 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, are the genuine signatures of the (340) three hundred and forty persons whose signatures they purport to be, and that such persons are persons liable to assessment for municipal taxes in respect of property or lease hold residence within the boundaries of the proposed borough or municipal district set forth in this petition.

JOHN SAMUEL STOCKMAN.

Declared and subscribed at Gulgong this 22nd day of December, 1873,— R. Rouse, J.P. SYDNEY:

Printed and published by Thomas Richards, Government Printer, Phillip-street, 4th February, 1874. Source: New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) Wed 4 Feb 1874 [Issue No.28 (SUPPLEMENT)] Page 373

1874 - ‘What do We Want’ 

We want a good road to Mudgee, via Home Rule, with a bridge over the Pipe Clay; a bridge over Reedy Creek at Martin’s Crossing with a good road to it from Gulgong; a town common of about 500 acres near Lyon’s selection, where the ground has been proved unpayable for mining purposes; a grant in aid of the water supply; a municipality; the opening up of the land in blocks not exceeding 40 acres, extent to free settlers where the ground has been non-productive to miners after careful prosecting; a fire brigade; an abatement of dog nuisance; a good road to Canadian and the auriferous paddocks in the vicinity; a good road to the new rush at Tallawang, through Old Tallawang; the stumping and levelling of the gutters of our thoroughfares’; a shortening of the contractors time on the mail road between Wallerawang and Mudgee by 2 to 3 hours; cemetery improvements; a mill; the planting of trees to promote the public health; a land agency, a District Court; greater punctuality of the opening of the Court; the appointment of additional Justices of the Peace; the separation of the offices of the Warden and Police Magistrates; new leads; and greater enthusiasm on the part of the people in advancing their own interests.

Source: Gulgong Evening Argus, 3 October 1874